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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-27
TIE SOUTH.

The bodies of. four tramps, burned to
death, were found in the debris of box
car at Paducah, KY, recently.
THE City Council of Bristol. Tenn, has
offered donation Of $4,000 to the first per-
son or firm building 100-ton iron furnace
in that town.
GOLD and silver deposits are reported as
discovered along the line of the Shenandoah
Valley railroad IN Virginia
LUKE ANDERSON, the notorious desperate
and firebug, was recently captured in Il
cave near Anderson Station, Tenn. by De-
tectlve Elliott, aided by posse. The des-
perado's brother, Tom Anderson, was shot
in the melee that ensued. Luke Anderson
had killed three men, and there was big
reward for his arrest.
THE Texas Senate passed a Joint resolution
from the Honse~ requesting the Texas Con-
gressmen 10 use every endeavor to repeal
the high tariff laws.
FIRE at Union Springs, Ala, the other day
destroyed the hotel, post-office and three
stores, causing loss of $4,000
SENATOR CAMDEN has been reelected from
West Virginia.
The presidents of the nine coal compa-
MES IN the Georges creek and Cumberland
Md coal regions have posted at the
mines notice stating that the wages of
the miners would be increased March /
The amount of the increase is not stated.
and it will depend on the success of the
efforts of the soft coal pool to advance
prices. The advance was granted to head
on . strike which would otherwise have
taken place in the spring.
ONE OF the large grain elevator boilers of
the Chesapeake q Ohio railway at Newport
News, Va, exploded recently, tearing the
brick boiler-house to pieces. Samuel Rob
insor. assistant fireman, was killed; W
McRae, fireman, was terribly scalded, and
4 ID -
Narcese, colored laborers, were badly
burned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-27

TIE poice stopped the selling of pools on
the New Orleans races IN New York City
recently.
THE New York Heroh announces that Dr.
McGlynn has not only been suspended from
exercising his priestly function but has by
Q special order from Rome been ''un-
frocked'' and deprived of all priestly office
A VEIN of silver has been discovered in
New Jersey.
Two heavy ice gorges, each two miles
long and from five to twelve feet high. were
recently reported on the Monongahela
river between Monongahela City and Eliza
beth, Pa. The water had backed up, and
for a time the bottom lands in the sur
rounding country were threatened with IN
undation.
4Doc'' LEVI WILSON (Moen's tormentor)
was arrested'at Providence, K. l., the other
day on complaint Of his father-in-law, Mr..
Caleb Farnum Mr.. Farnum was wilson s
bondsman in suit brought against him Tor
seduction, the case being an old one. Mr.
Farnum believed that he had found out the
T true character of Wilson, and that he was
intending to leave the State.
AT meeting of district assembly No. L,
at Philadelphia on the Goth, 1t was decided
to place boycott on all beer manufactured
at breweries in the city where there was a
strike in progress.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

FREDERICK W. STANTON has been de-
barred from practicing before the Interior
Department or any of its bureaus.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has trans
mitted to Congress estimates for deficien-
cies in the appropriations for the mainten-
ance eGthe Governments for the fiscal year
1887, and prior years, aggregating S2,279,-
995.
BISHOP CAIN, of the African Methodist
Church, died in Washington on the 18th. He
was At member of the Forty-third Congress.
THE remains of the late General Hazen
were inferred at Oakhiu Cemetery, Wash
ington, on the 10TH
THE Secretary of the Treasury has modi-
fled the existing regulations to allow
free euSry of naturally frozen fish, imported
in the condition in which they are caught,
owithout having, been sailed or otherwise
preserved.9 a
THE Senate, after an all-day executive
session on the Goth, agreed to extend the
Hawaiian treaty for seven years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-27
THE EAST.

A MEETING of abe freight agents of all the
western roads entering Pittsburgh, Pa,
has decided to increase the rate of the fifth
class in large lots to Is cents to Chicago,
which is an advance of about 10 per cent,
and it is stated tpat every class will have a
corresponding advance. The fifth class in
cludes iron, nails and window glass.
THE convicted boodler alderman, Arthur
J. McOuade, was taken from the Tombs
prison at New York on the nth by two
deputy sheriffS, who accompanied him in a
coach to the Grand Central depot, where
the party took the train for Sing Slug.
GEORGE GRAY has been reelected united
States Senator in Delaware.
THE Connecticut Legislature re-electsd
Hawley to the Senate.
MAINE has reelected Eugene Hale to the
Senate.
CHARLES BURKE, of Hunters Point, L. l.,
nged fifty, who was bitten by a dog year
ngo, died recently of hydrophobia.
THE boiler of the tug Theodore Bierly
blew up of Fall River, Mass, recently,
killing the engineer and wounding the
steward.
PRESIDENT WHITE, of Cornell, has given
the University his historical library, which
he has been collecting for twenty-five years
IN New England on the morning of the
18th the Thermometer ranged from Is to 10
degrees below zero.
A GRIPsAcK containing dynamite exploded
in a baggage car near Altoona, Pa, recently,
oblowing the roof of. The baggage man
was quite seriously injured The owner OF
the gripsack was arrested
NEW York chose Representative Hiscock
to succeed Warner Miller as United States
Senator.
AsTRoLoGER DE leon has been convicted
at New York of sending girls to Panama
fer immoral purposes. The case excited
considerable interest some time ago On its
HablicatiOn. -
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PHIL SHERIDAN.
The Delightful Home Life of the Lieutenant
General of the Army.

The Delightful Home Life of the Lieutenant
General of the Army.
washinetdG Special.
Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan is not candidate
for the presidency. He laughs at the idea. He
is no orator or statesman, but just plain blunt
soldier and no enc know his limitations better
than he. He was and is great fighter and
good soldier. but something moro is necessary
in the President of the United States. a soldier
must be a Grant or Jackson to make Presi-
dent of the United States. Personally Little
Phil" is as good as gold and as handsome as
he looks. His heart is a good deal bigger than
his body. He is delightful companion at all
times. whether in his own home, on Rhode
Island avenue. surrounded by his charming
family, in his Office in the War Department,
at the Metrop olitan Club. or at dinner
party. He is simple. frank manly, kindly
to every body, and the best friend in the
world. He is natural story-teller, his Irish
wit and initiative powers giving every story
ably in the house Rhode Island avenue,
bought with tho fund presented to him by ad-
mrers after the war. He is at his Office early
every morning, usually walking down in fair
weather, and back again at o'clock If rain
ing, he drives down In a plain carriage drawn
by two fine black horses in plain harness. He
likes dinners, theaters, races and cards. but his
chief entertainment Is found in the company of
his little ones. They are handsome, healthy
children, dressed in very picturesque costumes,
which attract the attention of strangers who
may not recognize the gray-haired old soldier
with them as Little Phil To take them 10
matinee at the theater, or circus. or for
enough for one day for the Lieutenant-generalo CT
the army. Sheridan receives Lieutenant
general of the army a salary OF $l1. 900 year.
an allowance of ST, 200 year for quarters, and
surdry other allowances which bring his income
up to $13 0O0 He married for love and not for
money-you can't imagine him in the son-in-
law business. He is dsvout member of the
Roman Catholic Church. occupying his pew in
st. Matthew'S on II street. at high mass every
Sunday morning and listening with interest
to the eloquence of Rev. DR.. Chappell. No one
in Washington will miss the brilliant pastor of
St Matthew's should the latter be made Bishop
of New Orleans. as rumor will have it, more
than General Sheridan.
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A "REMINISCENCES.
General Scott's Political Tour of the Countr
Things that Cleveland Should Study.

General Scott's Political Tour of the Country
Things that Cleveland Should Study. =
New York WorId.
In 1852 Gen. Winfield Scott made tour
through several of the States of the Union The
ostensible object of the journey was to locate
the site of Soldiers and Sailors Home at the
Blue Licks in Kentucky. The real object was to
let the people of the country the great
General and to win their support for him in the
election for President. Scott being the Wing
candidate. He was accompanied officially by
General Wool and Surgeon General Lawson; but
he had been we'll coached by Hor ace Greeley and
William III. Seward IN the political portion of
the show before he started.
At all the places he visited General Scott was
enthusiastically received anc welcomed by great
crowds of people. Wherever the train on which
he travelled made a stop hundreds of persons
gathered about the platform, anxious for an
cities he visited there receptions. extra
ordinary demonstrations and banquets, and the
ndshaking reeutlessly exacted. The
General, who was not accustomed to judge OF
the real sentiments of a crowd, supposed from
the magnitude OF the demonstrations that his
election to the presidency was assured.
Y hen the polls closed on election day
Scott received AZ electoral votes and Pierce re-
ceived 254
General Scott did not know that the people
focked to him because he held q distin-
guished position in the country and was a candi-
date for the presidency. They were willing to
do him honor and to crafty their own curiosity
He made very few mistakes on his trip, and his
The people received them with much favor.
But when they went TO the polls probably not
single vote was influenced by the Generals
electioneering tour.
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Interviewed in q Bath Room.


Imagine big, well-built man, with snow
white hair, scanty. short. grzzled beard. brown
face purple lips, and white teeth capering up
and down in the hot room of a Turkish bath,
while sweating reporter jotted down his utter
Then you have picture OF the circumstances
under which reporter secured an interview
with George Francis Train.
He wouldn't shake hands. NO." said he.
syon'd tap me of my psychological force. and |
should be reduced to the level of the common
herd then. I am full of electricity. / and
Eckert, of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy, are the only men in the world with fiji
Gent nerve force in the body to telegraph one
thousand miles without the aid of battery. IL
| impaired that strength to every body should
como down from the mountain top where l was
born and where live. Look here" he said.
closing his hand violently and as quickly throw
ing it open again, s.see that lightning flush of
redf That shows the vigor of my health. See
how bright that red is That means two hun
dred years of life to me-"
It wasn't FIVE minutes before every man in the
bath was opening and shutting his hand to see
how long he would live.
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ILLINOIS.

Andrew j. Brewer Crushed to Death Be-
tween Trains ut Pinckn eyvilIe.
PINCKNEYvILLE, Oct 8-Andrew j. Brewer,
of Lebanon, was killed train. shortly after
10 o'clock last evening at this place. Mr.. Brew
err was standing on the platform of the passen-
ger car he was occupying. A freight train back
ing up into the side track. ran into the passen-
ger coach with such force to cause the plat
form on which Mr. Brewer stood to give way.
The next coach behind ran into it and Brewer
was crushed to death The deceased a
prominent G. A. r. man and returning
from the Lebanon fair when the accident
Cured. The local G. A. r. post took charge of
tha
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Minor Notes

While L. Ell. Jarrett. of Columbia City,
engaged in moving building the blocks gave
way. the building came down upon him, and he
was instantly killed.
The grand jury failed to find an indictment
against W. II. Levy. the Elkhart business man
who stabbed Nelson Upham. a short time ago.
They decided that the stabbing was done in self
defense.
General Jasper Packard will commence the
publication of a semi weekly paper in LaPorte
the latter part of this MONTH to be issued on
Tuesdays and Fridays. This will make four
Republican papers in that county.
The town of Corydon was raided Friday night
by unusually bold gang of thieves. who broke
into the depot and stole lot of merchandise
stored there. They hauled their plumber away
with team and wagon stolen from the farm Of
Mike Bleitz.
Professor Funk, Of Corydon, one among the
foremost educators in southern Indiana. has ac
cepted the position of principal Of the New AL
bauy hieh-schools, to which he elected to
succeed Professor R. A. Ogg, resigned to accept
the position OF superintendent of the public
schools at Greencastle
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OTHER LABOR NEWS.

The New York Central Labor Union Dis
cusses the Saturday Night ARRAY.
New YORK; Sept. 9-The trouble with the
police at the Progressive Labor party's mass
meeting at Union square, Saturday night, re-
stored the wrancling factions of the Central
Labor Union to at least temporary harmony at
their meeting to-day. Delegate Hawkes.. a
printer, who is a pronounced George man.
offered resolutions denouncing the police for
interfering at the Union-square meet
George men. Delegate Kay burn, in speaking
on the resolution said that the circumstances
which had brought about the Chicago Haymar-
ket bomb throwing identical with those
that precipitated last nights onslaught upon the
peaceably assembled workinemen of New York.
The resolutions first offered not deemed
sufficiently strong, and they were rewritten and
unanimously adopted. They declared that the
the meeting on Union square had been called to
discuss political questions; that il was peace
able meeting; that it had been interrupted
by the police in a brutal and unwarranted man.
ner; that such action the part of the police was
apt to bring about state of affairs when citi-
zens whould be compelled TO repel such brutal
attacks By unlawful means in defense of their
constitutional rights. and that the action . of
the police must be condemned. as they had,
instead or protecting peaceable citizens In
fringed upon their rights and proyok ed
. bloody riot A committee was appointed
TO present the resolutions to the board of police
som missioners.
L. ii. Cumming, candidate of the United La
Dor partyJ for State Treasurer made speech
denounciug the action of the police, and assert
ing that workingmen must stand together
against tho common foe tho capitalists.
The German Fresco Painters Union, which
was suspended At the last meeting, was rein
stated. The lockout of the brass workers was
discussed and they We're assured OF the Central
Labor Unions support The new scale of Typo
graphical Union No. 6. which goes into effect to-
morrow was Endorsed, aud a complaint that
Peter Doelger the brewer. Is employing non
nnion men on buildings he is erecting, was re-
<srred 70 the boy colt committee.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Serious Fight Among Party of Drunken
Men at Madison-United Brethren APP
pOintments-Crushed Between Trains.
INDIANA.

Riot Among Drunken Men, Two of the Par
Elephants Being Seriously Hurt.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
MADISON, Oct "a riot took place at 3
o'clock this morning, originating in Ed Coye's
saloon. Half dozen mon participated. the
principals being William Berraneer, mate of
the steamer General Pike; John Cisco. son of
ex-Marshal Cisco. and James Tarp, drayman OF
Trow's mill. Chairs and knives were used
inside. and on reaching the street several shots
were fired. Beranger being shot in three places
through the leg, across the bowels. and in the
ear. Tarp received eleven frightful cuts. and is
most dangerously injured.
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Moore tells what American biologists have done
for evolution; NJ. Alfred Fouille discusses the
language of the emotions, aud Henry D. Phii-
pott continues his series of social studies. Other
contributions are OF equal interest,"
American Art, which completes its first year
with the October numbcr, has demonstrated its
right to place in its particular field OF labor.
The publishers announce that they have met
with encouragement that has mas not only
enabled them to maintain their promises TO the
public but will permit them to broaden the
scope of the magazine.
The Connoisseur the little art quarterly.
issued by Bailey, Banks & Bdde. of Philadel-
phia, devotes considerable space in the autumn
number to an account of the artist Monks and
his works. Several illustrations from his
etchings accompany the article The frontis-
piece is a beautiful little etching OF female
head.
Maurice Thompson, who is contributing Sc
ries of studies of prominent novelsts to the
Philadelphia Book News, takes "Alphonse
Daudet" for his subject in the October issue.
A portrait of Dr. Weir Mitchell, Philadelphia's
literary physician, forms the frontispiece of the
magazine
The black and white studies and illustrations
in the October Art Amateur are particularly
meritorious. The colored supplement is land
scape by Hiliard. This magazine is offering
special inducements to its patrons for the COM
ing year. % Union Square, New York.
A feature of Outing for October is an illus
trated article on fencing, entitled IA Bout with
the Foils." by Eugene Van Setback, of the
Knickerbocker fencing club The other con-
tributions breezy out-of- doors papers by
tourists and lovers of athletic sports.
The special feature of the October Overland
Monthly is the diary of H. W. Bieler. which is
pronounced the most authoritative record of the
California gold discovery. Apart from it's his
torical interest, this diary is readable and in
teresting
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General Notes,

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Voorhees, will
be at the Ebbitt House until Wednesday, when
lie will return to Indiana Miss Voorhees, has
been in delicate health for some time past, and
it is doubtful if she will come to Washington
this season.
At the conclusion Of her visit to friends in
Yonkers, Mrs Lamont will go to Bridgeport,
Conn.,, where she will be the guest &C Miss An
Warner, who spent several weeks with her
ia Washington last winter.
Miss Theresa Black burn, who has ever been
great favorite in Washington society. will
be married on the 18th instant to Mr.. Stewart,
of Cincinnati The wedding will take place at
the home of her father. Senator Blackburn, at
Versailles, KY, and will be largely attended.
Already 1000 invitations have been issued. and
guests expected from far and to wit
ness the nuptals of the Senator's attractive lit
tie daughter, who has, for several years,
eraciously dispensed the hospitalities Of her
fathers house while in this city.
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Woman Deliberately Shot Dead.

LONG ISLAND CITY. n. Y. Oct. S.-Mrs.
Charles Schauffert, of Breslau. while walking
on q path across the garden of Geo. Gaeblein, of
the same place. yesterday afternoon, was shot
and instantly killed by Gaeblein. who was lying
in wait for the purpose. He Immediately bur-
led the woman's body, having had the
grave in readiness The husband of Mrs.
Schauffers came the way later on,
and was also shot by Gaeblein. but
received only q slight wound in the hand.
Gaeblen was arrested by constable, and Is
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"Death TO the sacri,epious.o

ST. Louis, Oct. "a special from the City OF
Mexico says there were some very exciting times
in the suburban village of Guadalupe Hidago,
yesterday, over the report that architect had
arrived at the Collegiate Church with the object
of removing the image OF the Virgin
of Guadalupe, concerning which there is much
superstition. The native population became
alarmed. groups of Indians armed themselves
with knives, clubs etc, and when the architect,
Mr.. Egea. entered the church, the multitude
followed him, threatening his life, and could
only be pacfed by his withdrawal without the
coveted image. The populace guarding the
church. singing, death to the sacrilegiou
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United Brethren Appointments.

Special to the Indiana poliR Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Oct 9.-The following are
the appointments of the Upper Wabash Confer
ence United Brethren. for the coming year:
Crawford.ville Misunderstanding elder. A. NJ.
Snyder Harmony, II. D. league; Cloverland, J. W.
Nye; Mansfield w. Vail: Annapolis, A. P. Cooper
Harveysburg. G. W. Wiley; Veedersburg A. J. Win
CERT; Stone Bluff, w. II. jones' Charlottesville, s.
Garrigus; Lebanon. j. S. Cooper; Eagletown, s. Stack
house.
Green Hill District-Presding elder, T. NJ. Hamil
ton. Concord, j. F. Miller; Green Hill, j. w No
land Gilboa Z. Goodwin: Iroquois S. G. Zuck; Bat
tie ground Fl. W. Meredith; Ambia F. E. Perry;
Sheldon. John F. Shagey; Rossvil!e. w. H; Sheriff..
Perrysvile Distrct-Presding elder. j. r. Scott.
Browlett's Creek. s. s. Sims; Newport. R. B. Van Al
len; Perrysville J. A; SMITH Gesse; j; s. Brown;
Blue Mound, III. Johns: Broadland. j. 3. Tuggle;
Pennfeld, - Phalor; Vermillion. = Phettiplace;
Pilot Grove, = Brewer; Potion ac, FL. Elwell; Ciss
Park, L. Byrd; Henning =. E. DUNCAN.
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Citizen Trains Fierce Talk.

CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-George Francis Train
gave lecture this afternoon, in the Princess
Theatre in behalf of the condemned Anarchists,
to an audience of a thousand people. His re-
marks mainly incoherent, but often
sparkled with bits of quaint humor. They were
spoke of bombs and dynamite and fercely at
tackled the press, the applause was deafening.
Train showed method in his madness. snd
guarded in his remarks During his address he
was watched by detail of detectives who occu-
nied front seats
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Brief Mention,

A Wabash freight engine switching in the
yards at Jacksonville co;lided with wagon in
which were two boys, Frank Jensen and Frank
Gibbons The former will probably die.
In replying to the State Board OF Agriculture,
the State Board of Livestock Commissioners
say cattle brought to the American fat-stock
show in Chicago will be fully protected. and will
not be subject to rigorous quarantine regula-
tons.
The presence of a virulent form of diph.heria
in one of the Decatur public schools is causing
much alarm in that portion of the city. Four
children in one room have died within a few
days. and about twenty-five children have been
taken out of the school
G. H. Moore, of Clinton, has presented to the
Presbyterian Church a $1,000 pipe organ. and
publicly to recognize this gift recital was held.
under the supervision of Prof. j. V. Flagler, of
New York. Mr.. Moore made similar gift to
the Methodist Church of Clinton years
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now held at Chests Hotel. After search by
the residents Mrs Schaufferts body was discov-
cred in the crave. The trouble which led to the
shooting has been of long standing It was
caused by the Schaufferts using the path
through Gaeblein property. The murderer
was locked up. He subsequently, made a
fession, saying that he deliberately killed Mrs.
Schauffert and had intended to kill her husband.
The murderer, while under arrest, swallowed
dose of poison. but not sufficient to death,
as he recovered from its effects.